Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The latitude of noncommitment represents issues for which a person has no personal involvement.
2. Ego-involvement is the degree to which an issues is personally relevant.
3. The more ego-involved one is, the more extreme his or her position will be.
4. One common way to measure latitudes of acceptance and rejection is to use an Ordered Alternatives Questionnaire.
5. Assimilation effect refers to circumstances when a person adopts the attitude of the speaker.
6. A person experiencing a contrast effect will assume that the position being advocated is further from his or her own position than it actually is.

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Vernon's introduction to his speech on long distance hiking included a brief account of his experience while hiking the Appalachian Trail.  What expectation of an introduction is he meeting?

A. stating what's to come B. previewing the speech for the audience C. stating the importance of the topic D. sharing his expertise

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